Haram al-Rama

The sanctuary of Ramah is located about 3 kilometers north of Hebron on the ancient main road known today as Ramah Street. The Bible describes the sanctuary of Ramah as the dwelling place of Abraham, who settled there after his separation from his nephew Lot. The ruins at the site include a sanctuary built by Herod the Great in the first century AD During the Roman and Byzantine periods, and in the fourth century AD, the building was replaced by a cathedral that was noted on the Madaba mosaic map, and it was later destroyed in the year 638 AD, and the archaeologist Mader also discovered some ruins dating back to the Crusader era during his excavations In the period between 1926 and 1928, the site was abandoned until the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities restored it and reopened it to the public.